Oregon Ties for Nation’s Lowest Business Taxes
A corporate-funded study says that Oregon ties North Carolina for lowest “total effective business tax rate” in the country.
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The Suffocation of Oregon’s Middle Class
An Oregon Center for Public Policy analysis of recent income data shows the continuing suffocation of Oregon’s middle class. That, in turn, spells bad news for our state’s long-term economic well-being.
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Economic Gains Flow to the Top as Oregon Income Inequality Soars
Read the full report with charts and graphs as a PDF: Economic Gains Flow to the Top as Oregon Income Inequality Soars The past three decades in Oregon, as elsewhere, are in large measure a story of surging income inequality. As the income of the fortunate few at the top has soared, the income of
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Income Inequality in Oregon Rises Again
Income inequality in Oregon is on the rise once again, according to new analysis of state income data by the Oregon Center for Public Policy. The first full year of economic recovery, 2010, saw the average income of the wealthiest 1 percent of Oregon taxpayers jump by about $44,000 to reach a total of about
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The Oregon Estate Tax’s $2 Billion Loophole
This fall Oregonians may vote on a ballot measure that boils down to a choice between preserving funding for schools, public safety and health and human services or giving a tax break to heirs of millionaires and multimillionaires.
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Study Shows Extent to Which Congressional GOP Tax Plan, Compared to President’s Plan, Favors Wealthy Oregonians
With several federal tax provisions set to expire by year’s end, congressional Republicans are pushing a plan that would extend all tax cuts for the wealthiest 1 percent of Oregonians, resulting in an average tax cut of $51,550 in 2013, according to a new report released by the Washington, D.C.-based Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ).
When You Think “Immigrant,” Think “Small Business Owner”
In the nation as a whole, who is more likely to start a small business — an immigrant or someone born in the U.S.?
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Significant Share of Small Business Owners in Oregon and Portland Are Immigrants
About one out of every 11 small business owners in Oregon in 2010 was born outside the U.S., according to a national report released today by the Fiscal Policy Institute, a public policy research organization based in New York.
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Waging a Winning Fight Against Wage Theft
As OCPP wrote recently, research shows that wage theft is a widespread problem in Oregon and the nation. Wage theft occurs when employers pay workers less than the minimum wage, don’t pay time-and-a-half for overtime hours, cheat on the number of hours worked, steal tips or don’t pay workers at all. One victim of wage
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Breaking News: Oregon’s Economic Growth Shines Again
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its latest estimate of change in real gross domestic product — economic growth adjusted for inflation — in each state in 2011. How did Oregon’s economy perform relative to other states in 2011? At 4.7 percent, the growth rate of Oregon’s GDP exceeded that of all other states, except
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